BADMINTON FINE ART

Over the years various artists have created paintings and other fine art that in one way or another are related to the sport of Badminton.
While much of this work is early enough that it predates organized Badminton,
the "battledore and shuttlecock" roots of our sport are clearly well reprsented.

This page is a pointer to selected pieces. Where possible locations of the originals are listed so that if you are in the correct area you can view them. If you know the location of other pieces
or can augment or correct this page please
let me know.
Also in many cases it is possible to buy quality prints or hires bitmaps of the art. I have
included selected links, though other sources are likely extant.

Please note that I have not included hi-resolution pictures of the
various pieces since the intention of this page is merely as a reference. Find
the actual artwork for better pictures and/or reproductions.

For centuries Battledore and Shuttlecock was a casual game played without a net by adults and children. During this era one
often finds serious portraits and scenes that have battledores and/or
shuttlecocks as props and sometimes as a major theme. In modern day art
shuttlecocks are more often themselves seen as art and badminton becomes action
art.

Title: Portrait of a Young Boy with Battledore and ShuttlecockDate: c. 1620Artist:
unknown - Anglo-Flemish schoolMedium: oil on canvasDimensions: 1100x850 mmOriginal is located at: Reproductions Available:

Title: Two Women Playing Battledore and Shuttlecock.Date: c. 1620Artist:
Adriaen van de Venne
(1589-1662), Netherlands.Medium: Watercolour with bodycolour, over black chalk, heightened with silver and goldDimensions: 96x152 mmOriginal is located at:
British Museum, London, EnglandReproductions Available:

Title: The Children of Frederick and Ellen Ray of AbingdonDate: 1795Artist:
John Downman
(1750-1824). Welsh.Medium: Watercolor with pencil drawingDimensions: 432x508 mm mmOriginal is located at: private collectionReproductions Available:

Title: ShuttlecockDate: 20??Artist: Tyler Kimball (198?-), AmericanMedium: glassDimensions: mmOriginal is located at: Tyler has produced multiple similar shuttlecocks as a glassblower in Kansas City.Reproductions Available:

Title: Two sets of a Paddle and a ShuttlecockDate: 2008Artist: Chihiro Coyo
(1984-), JapaneseMedium: Watercolor on PaperDimensions: 370x260 mmOriginal is located at:
Japigozzi Collection, GenevaReproductions Available:

Title: Badminton trunksDate: c. 2014Artist: Louise BourneMedium: oil on linenDimensions: 610x610mmOriginal is located at:
as of October 2014 is on display by the artist at the
Gallery at the Grand, Kennebunk, Maine, USA. Reproductions Available: ??

Title: Shuttlecock
Kansas City sculpture portrayed using Representational PointillismDate: 2016Artist: John GillulyMedium: Acrylic on CanvasDimensions: 508x406mmOriginal is located at: with artist and is for sale as of
December 2016Reproductions Available:
From Fine Art America on various media

(perhaps less than) Fine Art

Badminton also has figured in many political cartoons, flyers, post cards
and so on that can't be considered "Fine Art" but are nonetheless interesting.

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'Political amusements for young gentlemen; - or - the Old Brentford shuttlecock, between Old Sarum, and the Temple of St Steevens'Date: 1801Artist: James Gillray
(1757-1815)Medium: hand-colored etching and soft-ground etchingDimensions: 258x359 mmOriginal is located at:
National Portrait Gallery, London, EnglandReproductions Available:
National Portrait Gallery, London, England.